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He is a writer, speaker, anchor, interviewer, teacher and commentator in three languages. Paranjoy guha thakurta is an eminent journalist with over 30 years experience across print, internet, radio, and television media. Venu, founding editor of the wire, speaks to former economic and political weekly epw editor paranjoy guha thakurta about his meeting with directors of the sameeksha trust which runs the. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. He is also a regular guest faculty member at a number of top educational institutions like the indian institutes of management at ahmedabad, calcutta and shillong, the. His work experience, spanning over 36 years, cuts across different media.
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Jan 24, 2016 mihir shah, former member of the planning commission, strongly endorsed thakurta as the new editor of epw. Apr 20, 2014 a day after veteran journalist paranjoy guha thakurtas book, gas wars crony capitalism and ambanis, was launched in delhi on april 15, 2014, reliance industries, one of indias top corporate houses, sent a legal notice to the authors of the book guha thakurta, subir ghosh and jyotirmoy chaudhuri. Paranjoy guha thakurta is an independent journalist and an educator. Former economic and political weekly editor paranjoy guha thakurta speaks to m. India in a time of coalitions paranjoy guha thakurta. A day after veteran journalist paranjoy guha thakurtas book, gas wars crony capitalism and ambanis, was launched in delhi on april 15, 2014, reliance industries, one of indias top corporate houses, sent a legal notice to the authors of the book guha thakurta, subir ghosh and jyotirmoy chaudhuri. See paranjoy guha thakurta latest news, latest updates photos of paranjoy guha thakurta on outlook india.
May 25, 2004 paranjoy guha thakurta has been a journalist since 1977. As of today, i have resigned, he told sabrangindia late last night. His areas of interest are the working of the political economy and the media in india and the world. In 2016, he joined epw economic and political weekly as editor. Former chief election commissioner navin chawla told newsclick in an exclusive interview that never before has a member of the election commission of india recused himself from meetings because his newsclick production. It analyses the consequences and implications of this relatively recent phenomenon. Paranjoy guha thakurta author of gas wars goodreads. In my textbook on media ethics oxford university press, there is an entire section on this topic, including the television coverage of what happened in mumbai in 2008. Gas wars by paranjoy guha thakurta nook book ebook. Expose on ambani is just the tip of the iceberg, says. We live in the age of slapp strategic lawsuit against public participation lawsuits, where powerful corporations, businessmen and politicians preempt any public criticism by suing journalists and. Questionable track records of r c bhargava and shikha sharma. What happened to the legal action against gas wars, the book that. How legal armtwisting by corporates is shackling reportage and undermining democracy in india is a book written by subir ghosh, with paranjoy guha thakurta.
Paranjoy guha thakurta born 5 october 1955 is an indian journalist, political commentator. I was told i couldnt leave the room till the adani article. Jul 19, 2017 paranjoy guha thakurta quits as epw editor. An allparty committee of legislators has flayed the gujarat government for bestowing undue favours on an adani group company that is operating indias largest private port at. The ugly side of the flamboyant richard branson prev next t he book is an interesting read not least because of the method and diligence bower has. Expect new, updated versions of the book in different indian languages. Paranjoy guha thakurta right and aakar patel left at an amnesty international event in new delhi. In the fourandahalf years that journalist paranjoy guha thakurta spent working on his new book, gas wars. He has worked with a number of leading publications including business india, business world. Buy media ethics book online at low prices in india. Nov 10, 2014 paranjoy guha thakurta in our gaseous state exclusive extracts from a new book on the kg basin gas controversy reveals for the first time the views of.
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Mihir shah, former member of the planning commission, strongly endorsed thakurta as the new editor of epw. He has worked with a number of leading publications including business india, business world, the telegraph, india today, and the pioneer. It discusses key ethical issues in the light of the new face of journalism and the dynamic changes that are taking place in media today. Paranjoy will be present for the screening and will answer questions from the. Paranjoy guha thakurta born 5 october 1955 is an indian journalist, political commentator, author and a documentary film maker. The ugly side of the flamboyant richard branson rediff. Gas wars by paranjoy guha thakurta analyses gas pricing controversy and suggests that the battle between the ambani brothers was about wresting control over natural gas reserves.
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May 22, 2018 the network of offshore companies and swiss bank accounts that were used to divide dhirubhai ambanis foreign assets after his death is being probed by the income tax authorities. Yeddy diaries and lessons from historys loose pages. Find all exclusive news stories bylines written by paranjoy guha thakurta on recent incidents, events, current affairs. Exclusive extracts from a new book on the kg basin gas controversy reveals for the. India in a time of coalitions paranjoy guha thakurta, shankar raghuraman snippet view 2007. Paranjoy guha thakurta, 2019 the real face of facebook in india, coauthored by the journalists paranjoy guha thakurta and cyril sam. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019.
A day after the book was launched in new delhi on april 15, 2014, lawyers for ril and mukesh ambani served the. Jul 18, 2017 paranjoy guha thakurta stepped down from his position as editor of economic and political weekly epw on tuesday the resignation comes in the wake of the adani group sending the 50yearold. The book was released at a gathering in new delhi on 4 may 2016. His work experience, spanning 37 years, cuts across different media. Paranjoy guha thakurta is a journalist, educator and documentary filmmaker with 38 years of experience. In an era where unabated corporatisation of the media. This topical and absorbing book, written by two eminent journalists, explains why. Jan 21, 2018 the book, thin dividing line by paranjoy guha thakurta and shinzani jain, takes readers through the labyrinth of deceit that is used subtly by some of the big corporate players to escape tax. We live in the age of slapp strategic lawsuit against public participation lawsuits, where powerful corporations, businessmen and politicians preempt any public criticism by suing journalists and commentat. Paranjoy guha thakurta quits as epw editor the hindu. Lead author ghosh said in an interview the day before the launch. The book, thin dividing line by paranjoy guha thakurta and shinzani jain, takes readers through the labyrinth of deceit that is used subtly. His works have appeared in print, radio, television and documentaries.
This topical and absorbing book, written by two eminent journalists, explains why india has entered a new era of coalition politics. With a lot being spoken about the nexus between politicians and big businessmen, we wanted to look at the role of the judiciary in this infamous nexus, says paranjoy guha thakurta, coauthor of the book loose pages. Truth, fairness and objectivity, with the simplest of questions involved. Yeddy diaries and lessons from historys loose pages hw. Nov 20, 2017 read exclusive stories by paranjoy guha thakurta only on. The yearbook is extremely useful for students preparing for various competitive and entrance exams. Once again, criminal defamation was used as a strategy, but fortunately, the book has survived and has become once again available with online retailers. It will also be of great interest to journalists since the book establishes a new standard in. Paranjoy guha thakurta is new editor of epw india news,the. India has come a long way from the time since the congress dominated the countrys polity. He has directed documentary films, produced radio programmes, and is a renowned consultant, speaker, and trainer. Paranjoy guha thakurta begins his book, media ethics. Following his article on how adani group was benefited by the government policies, a defamation notice was sent to the sameeksha trust and the authors of the article. Sreenivas reddy set up by the press council of india pci.
Jan 23, 2016 the sameeksha trust, which runs the economic and political weekly has appointed senior journalist paranjoy guha thakurta editor of the journal from april 1. The past and future of facebook and bjps mutually beneficial. In this interview with cherry agarwal, thakurta, along with the books other coauthor sourya majumder, a researcher and journalist, talks about. Paranjoy guha thakurta economic and political weekly. Paranjoy guha thakurta is a writer, speaker, anchor, teacher and commentator.
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